300 - Hot Topics in Pediatric Infection Prevention

10/5/2019

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 152 AB

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-19-425-L04-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

review upcoming changes to NHSN neonatal/pediatric healthcare-associated infection definitions
explain how to implement evidence-based practices for the prevention of surgical site infections after scoliosis repair
describe measures to prevent the transmission of respiratory viruses in pediatric long-term facilities

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
2861 - Improving Infection Surveillance Definitions in Pediatrics: An Update from NHSN
LaTasha Powell, MPH, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
2862 - More than "Just a Virus": Lessons Learned from Adenovirus Outbreaks in Pediatric Long-Term Care.
Lisa McHugh, PhD, MPH – New Jersey Department of Health
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
2863 - Straight Talk: Preventing Surgical Site Infections after Scoliosis Repair.
Natalie Neu, MD, MPH – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Moderator(s)

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Joshua Schaffzin, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director of Infection Prevention & Control
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Speaker(s)

Lisa McHugh, PhD, MPH

Program Coordinator, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
New Jersey Department of Health
Trenton, NJ

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Natalie Neu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
LaTasha Powell, MPH, CIC

Public Health Analyst
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose